Hull City vs Luton

Luton Town faces off against Hull City during the weekend in a decisive match at the lower end of the Championship standings.

The Hatters sit four points behind the safety zone but have just eight matches left to play while they meet a Hull side that has three points between themselves and danger.

During his first months in charge at Luton Matt Bloomfield experienced eight matches without win after his appointment from Wycombe Wanderers.

A series of five losses in a row led to the resignation of Luton team manager Rob Edwards from his position.

Since March first Luton Town managed two victories and one draw among their latest four matches.

The streak included their second away league victory for the season when Luton defeated Cardiff City away from home with a 2-1 score on March 11.

Luton's performance at residential stadiums reached its maximum success level when they beat Millwall in September yet they only managed two road victories since September. The poor road records for Plymouth Argyle alongside Luton make them the two teams with the least away points in the division.

This weekend Hull City face a challenging task to stop Luton Town's consecutive away wins because they have the Championship's worst home performance record.

Since the start of the season the Tigers secured victory in only four home matches with their total points sitting at nineteen out of forty-one available points on home turf.

Four of the MKM Stadium victories during the season have materialized in the recent two home fixtures with Oxford United and Plymouth United contributing to important points for survival.

The hosts have been unbeaten in their last four league games and have only one defeat in their last seven overall, under Ruben Selles. Selles and Bloomfield, who left Reading and Wycombe respectively, have swapped promotion races in League One for relegation battles in the Championship. The Spaniard's gamble is paying off, as Hull are currently just above the relegation zone.

The Hatters’ last defeat to the Tigers dates back to September 2019, when Hull claimed a 3-0 victory at Kenilworth Road.

In November’s reverse fixture, Luton secured a crucial 1-0 win thanks to Mark McGuinness’s solitary goal. That result lifted them out of the Championship relegation zone while pushing Hull into the bottom three.

While another victory this weekend wouldn’t have the same immediate impact, it would significantly boost Luton’s survival hopes as they fight to avoid consecutive relegations following their drop from the Premier League last season.